In Switzerland, 13 people died of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease this year
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Last Update: 2002-09-19
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Lead: Xinhua Geneva, Sept 16 (reporter Lu Dasheng) Swiss Federal Health Bureau announced on Sept 16 that another patient died of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in Switzerland recently, which increased the death toll of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease patients in Switzerland to 13 this year Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is a disease similar to mad cow disease In Switzerland, more than 50 cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease have been reported in the past five years Last year, the number of cases of the disease rose sharply, with at least 19 confirmed cases, double the average in previous years Swiss experts say that in recent years, a new type of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease has emerged due to the prevalence of mad cow disease in countries such as France and the UK The patients are younger than before It is believed that this new type of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease is related to eating mad beef But this new form of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease has not been found in Switzerland (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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